BANK STREET RENEWAL RIVERSIDE DRIVE TO LEDBURY AVENUE FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE DECEMBER 6, 2016 AGENDA • PURPOSE OF STUDY • STUDY TIMELINE • STUDY CONTEXT • CORRIDOR DESIGN CRITERIA • RECOMMENDED FUNCTIONAL DESIGN (NORTH TO SOUTH) • FEEDBACK & DISCUSSION 2 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY Billings PURPOSE OF STUDY Bridge Station DEVELOP AN UPDATED FUNCTIONAL DESIGN PLAN – BANK STREET FROM RIVERSIDE NORTH TO LEDBURY AVENUE UPDATE INCORPORATES: • 2007 PRELIMINARY DESIGN REPORT • 2008 BANK/RIVERSIDE INTERSECTION MODIFICATIONS • 2012 BANK STREET CDP • 2013 OFFICIAL PLAN / TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN (TMP) Alta Vista Drive • SEGREGATED CYCLING FACILITY • TRANSIT PRIORITY MEASURES 3 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY 1ST ROUND OF CONSULTATIONS P&BCG AND TAC STUDY TIMELINE (JUNE 2016) START 2ND ROUND OF DEVELOP DRAFT ANALYSIS OF EXISTING CONSULTATIONS FUNCTIONAL DESIGN CONDITION P&BCG AND TAC PLAN (NOVEMBER 2016) MODIFY PLAN BASED ON CONSULTATION RMA APPROVAL PROCESS GROUP INPUT TO BE FOLLOWED UNDER DELEGATED AUTHORITY FINAL (CITY PREFERRED REPORT WE ARE HERE: APPROACH) (FEB. 2017) PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE REFINE AND DEVELOP (DEC. 2016) RECOMMENDED PLAN (JAN. 2016) TRANSFER TO INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES DEPARTMENT (FEB. 2017) 4 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY STUDY CONTEXT 2012 BANK STREET COMMUNITY DESIGN PLAN (CDP) • FRAMEWORK FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT: – POLICY DIRECTIONS IN THE CITY’S OFFICIAL PLAN – SITE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • CDP’S 13 CAPITAL PROJECTS: – #1 – BANK STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT 5 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY STUDY CONTEXT 2013 TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN (TMP) ULTIMATE TRANSIT NETWORK 2031 AFFORDABLE TRANSIT NETWORK • TRANSPORTATION VISION 2031: – COMPLETE STREETS – WALKING / CYCLING – TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT • BANK STREET IDENTIFIED AS: – ARTERIAL MAIN STREET – CROSS-TOWN BIKEWAY OR SPINE ROUTE (CYCLING) – ISOLATED TRANSIT PRIORITY (ULTIMATE NETWORK) 6 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY STUDY CONTEXT TRANSIT SERVICES • OPERATING ROUTES: – 1 – 5 – 8 – 41 – 112 – 148 7 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY STUDY CONTEXT COMPLETE STREETS AND MULTI-MODAL LEVEL OF SERVICE (MMLOS) • COMPLETE STREETS: – BALANCE THE SAFETY AND MOBILITY OF ALL USERS – DEVELOPMENT OF THE MMLOS GUIDELINES • MMLOS – COMPARISON OF MODES – RELATIVE ATTRACTIVENESS/COMFORT – TRADE-OFFS CITY’S INTERSECTION MMLOS TARGETS 1 RIVERSIDE DRIVE WESTBOUND A A D D E 2 RIVERSIDE DRIVE EASTBOUND A A D D E 13 HERON ROAD C B D D D 19 ALTA VISTA DRIVE A C D D E 20 WALKLEY ROAD A C D D E 8 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY STUDY CONTEXT TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS (500) (1075) (235) (25) 225 480 150 10 Walkley M Street Bank 275 (210) • TRAFFIC VOLUMES AND SIMULATION: 375 (475) 100 (190) – AM AND PM PEAK HOUR (250) 375 (375) 350 – FUTURE (2031) CONDITIONS: (285) 85 L Walkley – CITY TRANS REGIONAL MODEL SHOWS 0 150 1150 135 (0) (215) (900) (145) TRAFFIC DECREASE (~5%) Street Bank – RESULTS IN THIS PRESENTATION ARE FROM ANALYSES USING EXISTING VOLUMES • COLLISION DATA 9 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY CORRIDOR DESIGN CRITERIA GENERAL DESIGN CRITERIA • 37.5M ULTIMATE RIGHT-OF-WAY • MINIMUM 1.5M MEDIAN • 50 KM/H DESIGN SPEED • 4.0-5.0M DEPRESSED MEDIAN • 3.25M GENERAL LANES • 3.5M CURB LANES 1.80 1.80 10 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY CORRIDOR DESIGN CRITERIA DEPRESSED MEDIAN DESIGN Existing Conditions • EXISTING TWO-WAY LEFT-TURN LANES: – IDENTIFIED FOR REMOVAL WITHIN CDP – COMMUNITY CONCERNS – HIGH COLLISION RATES • FUNCTIONAL DESIGN: – 1.5M MEDIAN WITH 3.25M-3.5M ONE-WAY LEFT TURN LANES Proposed Condition Proposed Condition – DEPRESSED MEDIAN FOR MULTIPLE ACCESSES Raised 1.5m Median w/ Left-Turn Lanes Depressed 4.0-5.0m Median 11 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY CORRIDOR DESIGN CRITERIA CRITERIA FOR PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLING REALM • PREFERRED (WITH BOULEVARD): – 1.2M BUFFER – 1.5M CYCLE TRACK – 1.5-2.5M LANDSCAPE / AMENITY BOULEVARD – 1.8M SIDEWALK 12 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY CORRIDOR DESIGN CRITERIA CRITERIA FOR PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLING REALM • PREFERRED (NO BOULEVARD): – 1.2M BUFFER – 1.8M CYCLE TRACK – 0.2M DELINEATOR STRIP – 2.0M SIDEWALK – 1.8M BUS STOP PAD • MINIMUM: – 0.65M BUFFER – 1.5M CYCLE TRACK – 0.2M DELINEATOR STRIP – 1.8M SIDEWALK – 1.2M BUS STOP PAD 13 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY RECOMMENDED FUNCTIONAL DESIGN FROM NORTH TO SOUTH – AREAS OF INTEREST Walkley Station Billings Bridge Station Ledbury Avenue Notting Hill Hill Avenue Notting Walkley Road Blue Heron Mall Entrance ELEVEN AREAS: • HERON ROAD • RIVERSIDE NORTH • BETWEEN HERON AND ERIE • RIVERSIDE SOUTH • ALTA VISTA DRIVE • BILLINGS BRIDGE SHOPPING CENTRE ACCESS • WALKLEY ROAD • KILBORN PLACE • NOTTING HILL AVENUE • BLUE HERON MALL • BETWEEN NOTTING HILL AND KITCHENER 14 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY RIVERSIDE DRIVE NORTH Walkley Station Billings Bridge Station Ledbury Avenue Notting Hill Hill Avenue Notting Walkley Road Blue Heron Mall Entrance • EXISTING CONDITIONS • GRADE SEPARATED RIDEAU RIVER EASTERN PATHWAY • RECOMMENDED FUNCTIONAL DESIGN 15 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY RIVERSIDE DRIVE NORTH EXISTING CONDITIONS • LANE CONFIGURATION – TWO THROUGH LANES FOR NORTHBOUND, SOUTHBOUND, AND WESTBOUND VEHICLES – DEDICATED WBL LANE • NORTH CROSSWALK – NO CROSSRIDE FACIILITY – CONSTRAINED NORTH CORNERS • COLLISION HISTORY: – CYCLING FATALITY IN 2013 16 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY RIVERSIDE DRIVE NORTH RIDEAU RIVER EASTERN PATHWAY CROSSING Conceptual Rendering • CITY/NCC GRADE SEPARATED RIDEAU RIVER EASTERN PATHWAY: – CONSTRUCTION 2018 – MAJORITY OF EAST-WEST CYCLING/PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC REMOVED FROM INTERSECTION 17 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY RIVERSIDE DRIVE NORTH RIDEAU RIVER EASTERN PATHWAY CROSSING Recommended Functional Design • NO CHANGE TO LANE CONFIGURATION • NORTH LEG CROSSING – SEPARATED CROSSRIDE – ACCOMMODATES ALL USERS AND MOVEMENTS – NORTH CORNERS REMAIN CONSTRAINED • NORTHBOUND CYCLISTS : – TRANSITION TO MIXED TRAFFIC USING BIKE LANE WITH ADVANCED STOP BAR – OR CROSSRIDE TO NORTHEAST CORNER 18 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY RIVERSIDE DRIVE SOUTH Walkley Station Billings Bridge Station Ledbury Avenue Notting Hill Hill Avenue Notting Walkley Road Blue Heron Mall Entrance • EXISTING CONDITIONS • RECOMMENDED FUNCTIONAL DESIGN 19 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY RIVERSIDE DRIVE SOUTH EASTBOUND VEHICLE CAPACITY AND WEAVING Existing Conditions • LANE CONFIGURATION – TWO THROUGH LANES FOR NORTHBOUND, SOUTHBOUND, AND EASTBOUND VEHICLES – DEDICATED EBL, EBR AND NBR LANES • EXISTING WEAVING ISSUE: – TWO WEAVES • 60M IN LENGTH FOR LEFT TURN CHANNEL • 35M IN LENGTH FOR RIGHT TURN CHANNEL • NORTHERN EXTENT OF BANK STREET BIKE LANES • LARGE EASTBOUND RIGHT-TURN ISLAND 20 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY RIVERSIDE DRIVE SOUTH EASTBOUND VEHICLE CAPACITY AND WEAVING Recommended Functional Design • RECOMMENDED FUNCTIONAL DESIGN: – REMOVE RIGHT-TURN CHANNELS – PROTECTED CYCLING CROSSINGS – EB RIGHT-TURN LANE NOW A THROUGH-RIGHT LANE – IMPROVES VEHICLE CAPACITY AND WEAVING 21 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY BILLINGS BRIDGE SHOPPING CENTRE SPECIFIC ISSUES AND CONCERNS Walkley Station Billings Bridge Station Ledbury Avenue Notting Hill Hill Avenue Notting Walkley Road Blue Heron Mall Entrance • COMMERCIAL/APARTMENT ACCESS • UNSIGNALIZED NORTHBOUND LEFT-TURN – EXISTING ISSUE • RECOMMENDED FUNCTIONAL DESIGN 22 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY BILLINGS BRIDGE SHOPPING CENTRE COMMERCIAL/APARTMENT ACCESS Existing Conditions Recommended Functional Design • UNSIGNALIZED WBT AND WBL FROM APARTMENT COMPLEX /COMMERCIAL ACCESS DIFFICULT TO COMPLETE • RECOMMENDED FUNCTIONAL DESIGN: – NEW CENTRE MEDIAN – APARTMENT COMPLEX/COMMERCIAL ACCESS RIGHT-OUT ONLY 23 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY BILLINGS BRIDGE SHOPPING CENTRE UNSIGNALIZED NORTHBOUND LEFT-TURN Existing Conditions • EXISTING ISSUE: – NBL STORAGE LENGTH INSUFFICIENT – VEHICLES QUEUE BEYOND TRANSITWAY INTERSECTION – BLOCK TRANSIT VEHICLES 24 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY BILLINGS BRIDGE SHOPPING CENTRE UNSIGNALIZED NORTHBOUND LEFT-TURN Recommended Functional Design • RECOMMENDED FUNCTIONAL DESIGN: – ENDS NB LEFT-TURN STORAGE BY EXTENDING MEDIAN (MATCHES EXISTING HATCHING) Extended – VEHICLES QUEUE INTO GENERAL NB Median VEHICLE LANE DURING PEAK PERIODS – TRANSIT NOT IMPACTED • REMOVE RIGHT-TURN ISLAND AT NORTHWEST CORNER OF TRANSITWAY INTERSECTION 2-Way Cycle Track + Sidewalk 25 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY KILBORN PLACE SPECIFIC ISSUES AND CONCERNS Walkley Station Billings Bridge Station Ledbury Avenue Notting Hill Hill Avenue Notting Walkley Road Blue Heron Mall Entrance • CYCLING CONNECTION TO KILBORN PLACE – RECOMMENDED FUNCTIONAL DESIGN 26 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY KILBORN PLACE CYCLING CONNECTION TO KILBORN PLACE • IMPROVE CYCLING CONNECTION FROM BANK STREET (NORTH) TO KILBORN AVENUE VIA KILBORN PLACE • RECOMMENDED FUNCTIONAL DESIGN: – TWO-WAY CYCLING FACILITY FROM TRANSITWAY INTERSECTION TO KILBORN PLACE – SEPARATE SIDEWALK 27 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY BLUE HERON MALL SPECIFIC ISSUES AND CONCERNS Walkley Station Billings Bridge Station Ledbury Avenue Notting Hill Hill Avenue Notting Walkley Road Blue Heron Mall Entrance • DIFFICULT EASTBOUND LEFT-TURN EXITING BLUE HERON MALL – EXISTING CONDITIONS – OPTION 1: SIGNALIZE EXISTING ACCESS – OPTION 2: NEW SIGNALIZED ACCESS 28 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY BLUE HERON MALL EXISTING CONDITIONS Existing Conditions • EXISTING TWO-WAY LEFT-TURN LANE • DIFFICULT FOR VEHICLES TO MAKE LEFT TURNS • EXISTING SIGNALIZED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING 29 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL